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Additional International Opportunities

Besides the Tippie Global Learning Opportunities, there are a variety of other ways for you to expand your horizons and gain international experience during your MBA. The program fee subsidy (~$2,400) that is available to you for the GLO may alternatively be applied to one of these opportunities with prior approval, although it may not fully cover the costs associated with these programs. Please contact Jill Tomkins to discuss your options and interest further.

CIMBA Graduate Summer Program in Paderno del Grappa, Italy

The beautiful countryside of Italy is the setting of CIMBA's summer graduate programs. The University of Iowa is the degree- and credit-granting institution for this program, which brings together students and faculty from different countries to study business. Typically there are two sessions offered each summer, one at the end of May and the other at the beginning of June. Cost: $3,000 plus airfare. Applications are due on April 1st.

India Winterim (Dec. 27-Jan. 17)

The India Winterim is an intensive, three-week field-based program that provides students with the opportunity to learn from and directly interact with leading social entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations and academic institutions within India’s diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographical mosaic. Each course is based in one of several cities throughout India. This program is typically taken by undergraduate students, but MBA students can contact instructors to determine how to make it worth graduate-level credit. Cost: $3,700-$3,900 plus airfare. Applications due September 22, 2014. View full details here.

Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU): European MBA Summer Institute

The European MBA Summer Institute offers two May sessions of a two-week course on "The Changing Environment for International Business in Europe" for MBA students of WHU's partner universities. The 3 credit hour course takes place in Vallendar, Germany in the valley of the Rhine River. Cost: $~550 application fee plus airfare and cost of living. Applications typically due in early March.

Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU): Semester or Quarter Exchange

MBA courses are available at the Dusseldorf campus or Master in Finance and Master in Managment courses are available at the Vallendar campus. This exchange is available for a full fall or spring semester or for a single module during the 1st part of the spring semester. WHU's Masters in Management program was ranked first in Germany and third globally by Financial Times in 2013. Past courses available online here.

Students will need to work with Tippie staff to ensure that courses will transfer for credit and all academic requirements are met before graduation. Tuition is paid to the University as usual; costs to the student include airfare and cost of living (estimated at ~$1200/month). Applications due in March for following year.

Erasmus University—Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Exchange

Sample course offerings for fall and spring exchanges are available here. Students participating in a full semester exchange have the option to take part in the International Business Project, a consultancy project similar to the BSC experience. RSM was ranked 39th by Financial Times 2014 for Global MBAs, #1 in Sustainability by Europe Business Week, 4th on International Mobility by Financial Times and 7th on Diversity by Business Week.

Students will need to work with Tippie staff to ensure that courses will transfer for credit and all academic requirements are met before graduation. Tuition is paid to the University as usual; costs to the student include airfare and cost of living (estimated at ~$2000/month). Applications due in March for following year.